My name is Linda Pingel and I am the host
for the town of Salisbury, CT on behalf of both the USGenWeb
Project and the American History Genealogy Project. Both projects
are dedicated to the concept of offering genealogical
information at no charge to researchers world wide. If you have
any information that you would like to contribute for the town of
Salisbury, CT, please contact me with the details. In the
meantime, please enjoy your visit to this town site.

Pages
located on this Web Site

Pages
located on the AHGP
Web Site for Litchfield County.**Use your back
button to return
to this Web Site**

Salisbury Association Local History Room
P.O. Box 374
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-2074
(contact: Norman Sills, Town Historian)
The Salisbury Association, established in 1902, has local histories, maps, photographs, newspapers, family histories, personal papers as well as railroad and iron industry information. Special strengths of the collection include genealogies of local families. The records are located at the Scoville Library in Salisbury.
Records and copies are available.

Litchfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 385
7 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-4501
The Litchfield Historical Society, established in 1856, has an index to birth, marriage and death records, local histories, business papers, maps, photographs, newspapers, family histories and personal papers. Special strengths of the collection include genealogical files for local surnames and general history texts for many Litchfield County towns.
Records and copies are available.
Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. - 12 noon, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. and by appointment

Town Offices

Salisbury Town Hall
P.O. Box 365
27 Main Street
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5182
The Salisbury Town Hall, established in 1741, has birth,
marriage and death records, local histories and land records.
Records and copies are available.
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

***Additional
History.......From the Connecticut Guide, 1935......Located
on the web site of Carol Hanny.

***Melvin Wright was researching in TN and found the
following: Maury County, Tennessee Deed Book B, page 135
"Samuel Lee, Esq. of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn. P.
of A. to Lyman D. Brewster, formerly of Salisbury, but now
residing in Franklin, Williamson Co., Tenn. to take care of land
in Williamson and Maury on waters of Rutherford and Cathey's
Creek of Duck River, known as eastern survey in Polk's Grant,
containing about 4421 acres. Also to receive from David Frierson
and Francis Hall such sums of money and papers as each or either
may have, belonging to me, also commence suits against them for
collection of money and papers. Empower attorney, in case of his
declining, to appoint some good person to perform acts mentioned.
Hereby revoke and annul P. of A. granted to Francis Hall, dated
at Poughkeepsie, June 27, 1816. Witness: Samuel Lee, 2nd.,
Stephen Scofield. Signed: Samuel Lee. Reg. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 21
Sep. 1816 by Samuel Lee."

If you have any reference material on or related to Salisbury and
would like to volunteer as a resource, or if you know of a
Salisbury link that would be appropriate to add to this page,
please e-mail me with the details. Linda Pingel

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volunteer, please do not forget to thank them for their time and
effort.

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Other Genealogical Sites of Interest

Newspaper Abstracts - an
interesting and growing collection of news articles dating back
into the 1800's. You may find your ancestor, place them in time
and place, and read an article about their life.